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[JeffGu]

Sheesh... if that's worth $20 then a bucket of duck sh*t should go for $40 or more...

"Only $40 for 3 lbs. of surprise Halloween Treat mix! Can meet in dark alley on the edge of town!"

 

[unclemoustache]

Well, I finally broke down and responded to one of those CL ads for free firewood. Grabbed a big score of quality hardwood here. Guy said it was Silver Maple. I asked him if that was any good, and he said that it was named after the Olympic medals. Gold Maple was the very best, and Silver Maple was second. I told him I have a new stove - a Blaze King with one of those cat'llickit features. He said that on such a stove, a good load will last a couple weeks, so I grabbed all I could. Just look at this load! Man, I'll never scoff at a CL ad again!!!

 

[Philbert]

"Free fire twigs . . ."

Philbert

 

[Erik B]

You should be able to get all of that cut, split and stacked in a week or two

 

[LoveStihlQuality]

The way he explained it, he said he had mentioned in his email that he wanted to use one of my saws, and since I didnt bother replying to the email (I really didnt know how to respond to all that nonsense in the email) he thought I was alright with it. As I explained it to him, my saws are very personal to me, they are more than just a tool. I spend time cleaning them, keeping them in tip top shape, and over the years they have become just like friends to me. I know what each one will do, and what they wont. Taking my saw without permission is worse than hopping in my truck and driving off.
As far as keep my cool, I didnt do a very good job,even when I saw him back up with a very white face. Spent a great deal of time in the Navy, and have a wonderful vocab to prove it, most of which gets dragged out and used when I am ticked.
He did apologize, and later offered me tickets to the local IceBears hockey team of which he is a member of the board of directors as a peace offering.
I dont think it will be an issue with him anymore.

Two things new to loan out, your chainsaw and your wife.

LoveStihlQuality

 

[unclemoustache]

Ah, it's nice to see an echo of Avalancher again. Sure miss that guy around here.

 

[emf123]

Here you go, you can even get the valuable roots:

 

[unclemoustache]

Looks like they had a great time digging that out by hand!

 

[67L36Driver]

Actually there is some very fancy figure in a black walnut stump.

Getting it out of the ground is like 'bring in the D8'.

 

[square1]

"What's a "gun stalk"? Is it what is left in the gun field after the guns have been harvested?

 

[rarefish383]

"What's a "gun stalk"? Is it what is left in the gun field after the guns have been harvested?

More or less, kind of, sorta. I have an 1899 Savage that the stock was made while still green, it threw off 3 stalks, one of these days I'm going to trim them, might be able to get a couple more good stocks out of them, Joe.

 

[Philbert]

Not sure where to post this . . .

But some of you guys selling bundles of firewood might make more by the piece. if you can figure out an easy way to make the slots.



Philbert

 

[Dalmatian90]

Slots are easy.

As long as you're not this guy and instead you noodle the end and use the noodles to start the fire...

 

[Oldman47]

Looks like just used plunge cuts with a chain saw to make those slots in the end.

 

[Philbert]

Slots are easy.

Looks like just used plunge cuts with a chain saw to make those slots in the end.

He's gotta have some way to make them uniform, and in volume. Also, very narrow. Some type of plunge thing? Hard to do that consistently with a normal chain saw.

Philbert

 

[mperkins582]

favorite this post FREE WOOD TREES YOU CUT IT DOWN (Central Falls) hide this posting
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I HAVE 2 TREES TO GIVE AWAY. YOU CUT DOWN THE TREES AND TAKE THE WOOD FOR YOUR WOOD STOVE. BRING YOU CHAIR SAW... LEAVE YOU # AND I'LL TEXT YOU BACK.

Where do I get a chair saw?

 

[Philbert]

Where do I get a chair saw?

@andydodgegeek has a saw that he makes stools with . . .

Philbert

 

[unclemoustache]

So I posted an old stove on CL the other day:




Somebody called to come get it. The drove for nearly 2 hours. I had it priced cheap - $150 is about $100 less than what similar stoves are going for around here.
The showed up, looked at it, asked me my bottom line. I told them that since I just posted it, I would like $150, but if it didn't sell in a week, I'd drop to $125, and then down to $100 the following week, etc.

They said they liked it, but then she wanted to 'discuss' it with her husband who was there, so they went to their vehicle. I saw her looking at her phone for a while (must have been 5 minutes at least), and then she came back and said it wasn't old enough for her. Wanted something older, but if I came down on my price then maybe she'd take it. No deal.

So she said thanks, and we parted. I had dinner and grabbed the family to head to another town for a homeschool event. Then they texted back and said they'd take the stove after all. I guess they were trying to play the waiting game with me. Bad timing. I was on my way out of town.

So they drove 4 hours for nothing even though they wanted the stove.

Oh well - I guess some people have more free time than I do!

 

[Philbert]

So they drove 4 hours for nothing even though they wanted the stove.

So you are saying that they got 'burned' on the stove?

Philbert

 

[CrufflerJJ]

So I posted an old stove on CL the other day:

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Somebody called to come get it. The drove for nearly 2 hours. I had it priced cheap - $150 is about $100 less than what similar stoves are going for around here.
The showed up, looked at it, asked me my bottom line. I told them that since I just posted it, I would like $150, but if it didn't sell in a week, I'd drop to $125, and then down to $100 the following week, etc.

They said they liked it, but then she wanted to 'discuss' it with her husband who was there, so they went to their vehicle. I saw her looking at her phone for a while (must have been 5 minutes at least), and then she came back and said it wasn't old enough for her. Wanted something older, but if I came down on my price then maybe she'd take it. No deal.

So she said thanks, and we parted. I had dinner and grabbed the family to head to another town for a homeschool event. Then they texted back and said they'd take the stove after all. I guess they were trying to play the waiting game with me. Bad timing. I was on my way out of town.

So they drove 4 hours for nothing even though they wanted the stove.

Oh well - I guess some people have more free time than I do!

Penny wise & pound foolish!